Rapid Bucharest vs Universitatea Cluj Live Stream, Predictions

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Rapid Bucharest

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Rapid Bucharest prepare for this game following on from a 1-1 Liga 1 Play Offs tied result vs CFR Cluj.

In that game, Rapid Bucharest had 55% possession and 5 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Rapid Bucharest was Mattias Käit (52'). On the other side, CFR Cluj had 14 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Leo Bolgado (7') scored for CFR Cluj.

Over their preceding six fixtures, Marius Şumudică's Rapid Bucharest have celebrated scoring a total of 6 times, an average number of goals per match equal to 1.

Universitatea Cluj

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Since tasting defeat last time out to Dinamo Bucharest in Liga 1 Play Offs competition, Universitatea Cluj and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Universitatea Cluj had 51% possession and 8 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Universitatea Cluj, goals were scored by Issouf Macalou (14') and Vladislav Blănuță (44'). At the other end, Dinamo Bucureşti got 5 shots at goal with 5 on target. Stipe Perica (25', 32') was the scorer for Dinamo Bucharest.

The attacking players from Universitatea Cluj have failed to get amongst the goals over their previous 6 encounters, recording the poor return of just 4. In those matches, șepcile roșii have also seen the overall goal aggregate against them equal 10.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 30/08/2022 shows us that Rapid Bucharest have won 2 of these and Universitatea Cluj 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

14 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them from Giuleștenii and 7 created by șepcile roșii. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.

The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Liga I match day 24 on 01/02/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Universitatea Cluj 2-1 Rapid Bucharest.

That day, Universitatea Cluj managed 56% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Goals were scored by Lucas Masoero (20') and Mamadou Thiam (79').

For their opponents, Rapid Bucharest got 12 shots at goal with 3 on target. Tobias Christensen (35') was the scorer.

🔮 Prediction

Our assessment here is that Universitatea Cluj will do well to hit the back of the net against this Rapid Bucharest outfit who we reckon should end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

We therefore fancy a very even match with a 1-0 win for Rapid Bucharest at the end of the match.

Looking forward to watching this one unfold.

Renata Leite, 03:02 16/04/2025